Muscles Of The Velopharyngeal Flashcards by Rachael Hayes | Brainscape

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Tensor veli palatini

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Tenses velum and opens Eustachian tube

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Musculus Uvulae

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Shorten and thicken superior surface of the velum; lack of muscle bulk may lead air leaking through nasal cavity

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Levator veli palatini

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Upward and backward movement of the velar tissue

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Palatoglossus

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Lower the velum and it can elevate and retract the tongue

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Palatoglossus

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Lowers the velum and it can elevate and retract the tongue (anterior faucial pillar)

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Palatopharyngeus

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The posterior lowers the velum and narrows pharynx (posterior faucial pillar)

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